labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
ice and charcoal; contradiction
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
together; mutually; fellow
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
forewarned is forearmed; in fair weather prepare for foul; (lit.) don't forget war in time of peace
strike (i.e. industrial action)
failure; mistake; blunder
advanced level; high grade; senior
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to choke; to have trouble breathing
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)